""These spaces cannot hold people safely for more than 12 hours, fundamentally, as a matter of operations and a matter of physical layout," LCCRSF attorney Marissa Hatton declared at federal court in San José. One plaintiff, Martin Hernandez Torres, told lawyers that federal agents deprived him of his blood pressure medication while he was detained overnight, resulting in a hypertensive crisis that may have left him with permanent brain damage."
"The lawsuit alleges that ICE has kept immigrants detained at the 630 Sansome St. holding site in "a state of sleep deprivation." Plaintiffs say they were forced to sleep on either the floor or metal benches, with only a sheet of plastic for cover in cold rooms where the lights were kept on 24 hours a day."
ICE held immigrants at a downtown San Francisco holding site at 630 Sansome St. in conditions described as causing sleep deprivation. Detainees reported sleeping on floors or metal benches with only a sheet of plastic for cover in cold rooms with lights kept on 24 hours a day. LCCRSF attorney Marissa Hatton said the spaces cannot safely hold people for more than 12 hours due to operational and layout constraints. One plaintiff, Martin Hernandez Torres, reported being denied blood pressure medication overnight, suffering a hypertensive crisis and possible permanent brain damage. ICE previously limited holds to 12 hours but issued a June waiver allowing multi-day detentions.
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